Is KCR taking on Congress High Command ?

For the first time in two years KCR is taking a step which is not a drama by Congress is directly against the interests of Congress party in the state. Today 3 MLA’s of congress are expected to join TRS as per the media reports.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/15-MLAs-decide-to-tone-down-T-spiel/articleshow/10529156.cms.

Italian gang seems to have asked the CM, APCC President Botsa Sathyanarayana and Jana Reddy to stop the same. Some 6 congress MP’s are said to be willing to join TRS and may join the same soon. At least two names are out. Manda Jagannadhan (who was in TDP for a long time and jumped to congress during 2007/8 no confidence vote due to “management” done by YSR) and Rajayya. This is the first time in two years KCR is taking on congress high command openly. Why is this action at this state when just few days back his people were awarded the Polavaram dam contract work worth thousands of crores. New Drama by Congress??? May or May not be.

Since the death of YSR KCR and his gangs were targeting TDP and CBN and were acting as Congress B team. Therefore the present desertion of Congress MLAs and their joining of TRS may be a drama of Congress High Command or it may even be a case of  KCR going out of control also. If it is later then serious rethinking will be there in Congress High Command on the division of the AP state. We all know that KCR had too big ego and can not be trusted to be loyal to any one. Congress can only control him if they have goods on him to contain/control him through with CBI investigations. But megalomaniacs like KCR can not be made to see reason so easily. In any event the desersion of congress MLA’s to TRS will have serious bearing on the Congress decision on AP division. There is no need for congress to divide the state if TRS is going to be benefited in Telangana and Jagan and TDP in rest of AP.

Since the last 3 week Congress High Command is trying to take control the party and political conditions in AP slowly. The manner in which the Sakala Janula Samme was contained within 2 weeks of the action on rail rook is an indication that Congress can contain this agitation if it wants. November is declared as welfare month and Rachhabanda programme is going to start all over the state. Huge distribution of benefits worth about 3,500 Cr are to be made in one month. Some 15 MLA’s who are first time elected leaders who are joined the CM and started to go slow on T agitation. There are also huge no of ministry positions and board which are now being offered to leaders who show loyality to the leadership.  If there is any problem needing change of CM then DS Srinivas may be made a CM which will largely contain the T agitation. He is now made an MLC agaist the recommendation of the CM and APCC President.  Once the congress takes the situation in their control then congress will have option to deal with the matter.

But KCR and Jagan are now trying to create difficulties to the Congress and deny it the freedom to take most politically suitable ( to congress) decision. One side KCR is engineering defections from Congress to TRS and Jagan’s Chamcha Komatireddy Venkat Reddy is starting hunger strike till death from 1^st November 2011.

Strong political leadership in AP is need for the congress in immediate future. Any weakness or even indication of weakness will cause irreparable damage to the Congress. There may be even huge desertions to TRS in Telangana areas and to Jagan criminal gang in non Telangana areas. There is already so the gang war in congress between loyalists and extreme T gangs. There is no way of predicting is there is any weakness or wrong decision on the division of AP.

There is still uncertainty and no outright gain in site to congress in taking any decision.